By Nancy Patrick When I was a kid, some of my friends learned a funny fact in their biology class. They saw a chart that listed the percentages of all the elements in the human body and how much they would be worth monetarily (Human Body’s Worth). I even found a website that lists the values of the human body’s
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By Loretta Fulton Seven and One Books will be the site of a book signing and reading for the first book of poetry published by Dr. Steven T. Moore, professor English at Abilene Christian University. Hours will be 4-6 p.m. The store is located at 1138 N. 2nd St. Although Moore is a prolific writer, including poetry, The Horizon Never Forgets
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By Loretta Fulton Brad East was one of three Abilene Christian University theology professors honored last fall with Christianity Today’s book awards. East earned the Award of Merit for his latest book, Letters to a Future Saint: Foundations of Faith for the Spiritually Hungry. Also cited were fellow ACU professors Dr. Mark Hamilton and Dr. Samjung Kang-Hamilton. The Award of
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Dr. Willie James Jennings, a theology professor at Yale Divinity School, will be guest speaker for the Bennett-Wilson Lectures at McMurry University on Tuesday, March 18. The free presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Matthew’s Auditorium in McMurry’s Old Main. Theme is “Who are My People?” Jennings is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies
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Dr. Richard Wright, professor of New Testament in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, will present a free lecture on the use of new technological tools in biblical scholarship. Theme is “Decoding Sacred Scripts: The Frankfurt Amulet, The Bible, and Technology.” The lecture is hosted by ACU’s Center for the Study of Ancient Religious Texts (CSART). The lecture
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By Jim Nichols It is impressive when one sees how someone else has solved a problem with minimal skill but with great logic. Adding to that is when the action reminds or teaches us about something that has widespread application and significance. The sound, frankly, was deafening. The construction of the building involved two primary areas. One was predictable looking
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Editor’s Note: March is Women’s History Month. Spirit of Abilene will highlight influential women, including biblical figures during the month. Click here to read Delivering the Deliverer: The Women of Exodus 1 and 2 by Leslie Strader. By Grace Sosa I was an English major in college, but, like most people, there are still some literary classics that I haven’t read.
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Odds of brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright constructing, then flying, the world’s first powered aircraft in 1903–and Southwest Airlines’ founding what would become one of the world’s leading airlines 64 years later–were about the same. Most figured the odds to be slim and none. And most were wrong. While the Wrights’ contraption was aloft
Read moreBy Danny Minton Have you given any thought to when you made the decision to come to Christ? For each of us, there are times that probably touched us to follow Christ. It could have been one specific point or a series of events that moved us to change. In my case, there were three separate events where my heart
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